Thinness
41rarity — /rair i tee/, n., pl. rarities. 1. something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South. 2. something esteemed or interesting in being rare, uncommon, or curious: That folio is a rarity that will bring a good price. 3. the… …
42tenuity — /teuh nooh i tee, nyooh , te /, n. 1. the state of being tenuous. 2. slenderness. 3. thinness of consistency; rarefied condition. [1525 35; < L tenuitas thinness, equiv. to tenui(s) (see TENUIS) + tas TY2] * * * …
43Lockheed F-104 Starfighter — F 104 Starfighter A Fokker built, German owned F 104G in USAF markings in August 1979 Role Intercep …
44Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …
45narrowness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Restricted width Nouns 1. narrowness, closeness, exiguity, littleness; thinness, tenuity, emaciation; narrowing; tapering, contraction; finger s or hair s breadth, line; strip, streak, vein. 2. shaving,… …
46Littleness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Littleness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c.(of quantity) 32 Sgm: N 1 exiguity exiguity inextension Sgm: N 1 parvitude parvitude parvity …
47rarity — 1550s, fewness, from M.Fr. rarité (16c.) or directly from L. raritas thinness, fewness, from rarus (see RARE (Cf. rare) (adj.1)). Meaning thinness is from 1640s; noun sense of a rare thing or event: is from 1590s …
48thin — [[t]θɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer... James s face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive. 2) ADJ… …
49tenuity — n. 1. Thinness. 2. Slenderness, fineness. 3. Rarity, rareness, thinness …
50tenuity — te•nu•i•ty [[t]təˈnu ɪ ti, ˈnyu , tɛ [/t]] n. 1) the state of being tenuous 2) slenderness 3) thinness of consistency; rarefied condition • Etymology: 1525–35; < L tenuitās thinness =tenui(s) (see tenuis) + tās ty II …
